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NAVIGATION HEAD [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Transportation
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A trans-shipment point on a waterway where loads are transferred between water carriers and land carriers. A navigation head is similar in function to a railhead or truckhead.

OBS

navigation head: term and definition standardized by NATO; term standardized by the CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport militaire
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Point sur une voie navigable où les chargements sont transbordés entre les moyens de transport par eau et par terre. Un point de transbordement a des fonctions analogues à celles d'un terminal ferré ou routier.

OBS

point de transbordement : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN; terme normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte militar
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
DEF

Punto, en una vía navegable, donde las cargas se transfieren entre los transportes marítimos y los terrestres. Es equivalente a un punto de trasbordo de ferrocarril o carretera.

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